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Hi everyone, thanks for the suggestion and feedback. I'll seriously look into different options and talk to potential employers to see how they think about DL. Thanks again!!!!!

Usmivka and imonedaful, thanks for the input. I talked to my best friend, who said the same thing about marketing. Her background is economics. So actually she said the same thing about marketing, which requires more interaction and networking opportunities. I was wondering if the situation like this: Let say I am already working in for example hotel industry as an assistant manager. Then while I am working, I study online program in hospitality and tourism. After I complete this degree and after a few years, I decide to apply for manager position in another hotel. Will potential employers value my online degree in this case? I guess my point is given I already have experience in a certain industry, will a highly relevant online degree be ok? As compared with if I have experience in A industry, study an online degree in B industry, and hopefully I can get a job in B industry afterwards. Any thoughts?

Hi Usmivka, thanks very much for your reply. I know for my hubby's job, we pretty much can't request where to locate. We have to go wherever we are told to. And I think there is not much support for military spouse in Canada as compared to US. Actually earlier this year, I was accepted to a great program at a reputable canadian university in a close-by province. But because of the stress of thinking about leaving my family and risking my relationship, I finally decided to give up. A tough decision, but I realize family comes first while education is secondary. I guess pursuing a masters is more for my personal satisfaction (and of course hopefully can be beneficial to my job seeking process in the future). But I agree, I am also quite worried about debts. Being a non-risk taker, I am quite scared of going into debts for education.

Hi Everyone, I am in tough decision and would appreciate some insights or advice. I got my 4-year BA a few years ago in Canada. Currently I am working full time. My main duties: marketing and event planning in a non-profit organization. My hubby is with the military, so we are not going to stay in a place for a long time. We foresee that we will relocate every 6-8 years, depending on his rank in the future. Because of my family, I cannot leave home and go somewhere else to get more education. I notice that not many schools in Canada provide graduate-level distance education. I saw a few like UVic, Waterloo MSc. Management and Athabasca. But I either don't meet their requirement (e.g. years of relevant experience) or their programs do not interest me. So I have been thinking about pursuing my graduate studies through distance U.S. university programs. I saw a few that I am really like: - Penn State World Campus MPA - Northwestern University MPA - Boston University MSc. in International Marketing Management - Durham University (in UK) MS in Marketing I know this is my dream to get a masters degree from a reputable (+ highly ranked) school, so I really want to get it and in something that I like. I also hope that the degree will increase my chance of getting a stabler job in the future. I'll study part-time, work full-time and take care of my family at the same time. I was wondering if anyone can share some insights on: 1. The reputation of these schools 2. How do Canadian employers in general see distance education, especially from U.S. education? 3. If not, what else do you suggest? Remarks: I live in a small town now, with about 80,000 people. Nearest university is Vancouver Island University and UVic, but none of their programs interests me or suits me. I would love to go to SFU or UBC, but way too far from my family... Thank you very much for any advice!

I'm interested in applying for MPA @ Queens and MPP @ Simon Fraser. I was wondering if anyone can share some info with me.... what kind of GPA are they looking for? Thanks